Stanley Kubrick has made remarkable contributions to the development of movies, especially in the field of adaptation. More than 90% of his movies are based on short stories or novels. As an eminent screenwriter and director, Kubrick gained a reputation as a perfectionist. According to him, the novel he considers most proper to adaptation is not one of action, but one of psychology of characters. He contends that an adapter should be completely faithful to the novel`s main theme with every element of a movie arranged o convey it most effectively. Directing the movie, The Shining based on Stephen King`s novel of the same title, he followed his principle of adaptation and focused on the inner world of the two characters, Jack and Danny Torrance. Jack is a writer who used to be alcoholic. His son, Danny has telepathic power, `shining` as is called in the movie. Jack brings his wife, Wendy and Danny to the remote Overlook Hotel, where he is to work as a winter caretaker and completely isolated from the outside world by snowstorm. In the process, Jack becomes extremely erratic and returns to alcoholism, eventually trying to murder his family. Danny foresees the danger with the help of his inner friend, Tony. After much struggle Danny and Wendy manage to escape the hotel safe leaving Jack frozen to death in the maze. In the movie Kubrick deals with such social issues as alcoholism, family violence, and racism, but after a close analysis of the movie one can conclude that with the abnormality of Jack and Danny, the film presents double personalities battling for dominance. Thus, Jack`s destructive personality and Danny`s inner friend, Tony can be explained in terms of the shadow archetype as explained by Jungian psychology. Exploring the shadow side of personality, the movie leads viewers into the world of the collective unconscious. To deliver the psychic world of Jack and Danny Kybrick carefully employed some smart devices and filming techniques, among which the duality motif which symbolizes the double personaliti′es of Jack and Danny seems most brilliant. Mirrors are used to show the characters of Jack and Danny effectively. The haunting image of Grady sisters and the woman in the bath of the room, 237 also suggest the duality. The sisters are not twins but have been made to look like identical twins, The woman`s naked body looks gorgeous enough to seduce Jack, but the back of her body reflected in the mirror is a rotten corpse. To show the world of the unconscious, the hotel and maze have been adopted and various techniques including the remarkable work of the steadicam have been used. Kubrick is a distinguished stylist, who devoted himself to creating and experimenting with innovative methods of filming. This film evidences that he is not only a competent stylist but also a true artist who was quite aware of the theme he wanted to deliver. In this film, by establishing a memorable harmony of form and content Kubrick gives us a rare chance to experience the mysterious world of our psyche.